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Recent Examples of roué
Why not the antics of sly Elizabethan housewives playing tricks on a fatuous drunken roue?
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Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020
In the film, Jennifer Jones played the heroine, in her maid’s cap and apron, and French actor Charles Boyer was Adam Belinski, the refugee Czech intellectual roue, on the Hollywood assumption that one European accent is as good as another.
—New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020
In the film, Jennifer Jones played the heroine, in her maid’s cap and apron, and French actor Charles Boyer was Adam Belinski, the refugee Czech intellectual roue, on the Hollywood assumption that one European accent is as good as another.
—New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roué
Noun
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The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
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The libertines will begin the film in suits.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to Better Homes & Gardens, gardening expert Barbara Damrosch on The Martha Stewart Show told Stewart that all gardeners need a rake to sow seeds.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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According to Better Homes & Gardens, gardening expert, Barbara Damrosh in an episode of The Martha Stewart Show told Martha that all gardeners need a rake to sow seeds.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Young courtesan wannabe Gigi (Leslie Caron) and Parisian playboy Gaston (Louis Jourdan) see each other as just friends, until romance intercedes in the musical confection.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Brooks then moved over to Bold in 2013 to play the strong-willed playboy Wyatt Spencer, earning another Emmy nod in 2021 and concluding his run in 2024.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The epicure who dreamed up this last part was, allegedly, a priest.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ever since, keen epicures had been ardently awaiting his next move.—
Sarah Khan,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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All of these people are gluttons at the feast.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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Not to mention the obese little gluttons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Roué.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rou%C3%A9. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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